Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos (English: Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium) is a stadium located in the neighbourhood of Engenho de Dentro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is owned by Rio de Janeiro City Hall and is the home stadium of Botafogo FR. It is used mostly for football matches and it hosted the athletics competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The stadium was built from 2003 through to 2007, opening in time for the 2007 Pan American Games. The stadium was one of the five venues for the 2021 Copa América.

The stadium is known as Nilton Santos or as the nickname Engenhão (), that refers to the location of the stadium in neighbourhood of Engenho de Dentro. The previous name of the stadium was Estádio João Havelange. In 2015 the name changed for Estádio Nilton Santos. The name honors Nílton Santos, who spent his whole career with Botafogo and is regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game and a member of the World Team of the 20th Century. In February 2017, the city of Rio de Janeiro officially renamed the stadium to Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos. The stadium's capacity was increased to 60,000 for the Games. Nilton Santos is one of the 10 biggest stadiuns of Brazilian Série A. According to an exclusive survey conducted by BolaVip Brasil, Nilton Santos Stadium, leads the Série A ranking with 185 bars and restaurants within a 2km radius. It is the best-served stadium in the country in this regard and one of the best places for the pre-game with the fans.

History

Construction and opening The stadium cost (US$192 million)As per the average exchange rate in 2007. to build, which was six times the stadium's original construction budget of R$60,000,000 The Mayor's office estimated in 2003 that the total construction cost would be of R$60 million (US$30 million); the actual cost was thus 533% higher than early estimates.estádio olimpico de atletismo detalhado e demarcado

The stadium opened on 30 June 2007. The first match held was a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game between Botafogo and Fluminense. 40,000 tickets were available for the match and were exchanged for donations of powdered milk. In all, 43,810 people were at the stadium to watch the inaugurating match, where Botafogo beat Fluminense 2–1. The first goal of the match was scored by Fluminense's Alex Dias. As Dias scored the first goal in the stadium's history, he was awarded the Valdir Pereira Trophy (Taça Valdir Pereira), which was named after retired footballer Didi. Because Botafogo won the stadium's inaugural match, the club was awarded the João Havelange Trophy (Taça João Havelange).

Pan American Games, Botafogo, and the Olympics

During the course of the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro in July, the stadium hosted athletics competitions, in addition to twelve games of the first stage of the men's and women's football tournaments. After the conclusion of the games, on 3 August 2007, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas signed a deal with the City of Rio de Janeiro to lease the stadium for 20 years. Botafogo was the only organization to present a bid; the club agreed to pay $18.200 (or R$36.000) a month to lease Engenhão, plus maintenance costs which run at $2 million (or R$4 million) annually. On 11 August 2007, a 15-meter long and 6-meter high stadium wall collapsed, but nobody was hurt. On 10 September 2008, the Brazilian national team played for the first time at the Engenhão. The match, against Bolivia, for 2010 World Cup Qualification, ended 0–0.

The stadium remains owned by the City of Rio de Janeiro, but it has been leased to Botafogo until at least 2051 (20 years). The Engenhão was the main venue for top football competitions in Rio de Janeiro while the Maracanã Stadium was being renovated in preparation for both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Flamengo and Fluminense played their home matches at the Engenhão from the 2010–11 through 2012–13 seasons. The stadium was closed during two years in March 2013 after it was found the structural integrity of the roof was not up to standard. It was announced on 8 June 2013, that the stadium would need a minimum of 18 months of reconstruction work and remain closed until 2015 while the repairs were carried out to the roof. The Stadium was reopened since 2015 for the Olympic Games Rio 2016

Biggest audiences These are the ten biggest crowds at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in Botafogo games

NºTotal audiencePaying audienceTeam 1Game scoreTeam 2CompetitionDate143 81040 000Botafogo2–1FluminenseCampeonato Brasileiro30/06/2007243 07138 951Botafogo4–1CoritibaCampeonato Brasileiro30/07/2023342 98239 393Botafogo5–0 PeñarolCopa Libertadores23/10/2024442 00036 995Botafogo4–0CearáCampeonato Brasileiro07/09/2011541 98636 967Botafogo2–1São PauloCampeonato Brasileiro08/12/2024641 899N/ABotafogo0–0CuiabáCampeonato Brasileiro09/11/2024741 38735 321Botafogo3–1VascoCampeonato Carioca29/04/2012840 76938 346Botafogo1–2FlamengoCampeonato Brasileiro02/09/2023940 08937 037Botafogo0–0São PauloCopa Libertadores18/09/20241040 05036 133Botafogo2–0 NacionalCopa Libertadores10/08/2017

Transportation

From Zona Sul (South Zone), Downtown, Tijuca or Barra, passengers can go to Central do Brasil subway and train station, and from there reach Nilton Santos stadium in 25 minutes taking the Japeri, Santa Cruz or Deodoro lines, leaving the train in Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro station. To go back Downtown, Zona Sul, Tijuca or Barra, the fans must leave the stadium and go to the west sector with the south sector (Rua José dos Reis with Rua Arquias Cordeiro), continue to the station (Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro) and take the train to Central do Brasil.

Line Termini Deodoro Central do Brasil ↔ Deodoro Santa Cruz Central do Brasil ↔ Santa Cruz Japeri Central do Brasil ↔ Japeri

Tournament results 2016 Summer Olympics

DateTime (UTC-03)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance3 August 201613:00 1–0 Group E13,4393 August 201616:00 3–0 Group E27,6184 August 201615:00 3–2 Group D20,0004 August 201618:00 2–0 Group D37,4076 August 201619:00 0–2 Group E25,0006 August 201622:00 5–1 Group E43,3847 August 201615:00 1–2 Group D32,9287 August 201618:00 2–1 Group D37,450

2021 Copa América

DateTime (UTC-03)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance14 June 202118:001–1Group A017 June 202121:004–0Group B020 June 202118:002–2Group B023 June 202121:002–1Group B028 June 202121:001–0Group A02 July 202121:001–0Quarter-finals05 July 202120:001–0Semi-finals0

Concerts +List of concerts at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, showing date, artist, event, attendance and notes Date Artist Tour / concert name Attendance NotesMay 22, 2011Paul McCartneyUp and Coming Tour — —May 23, 2011October 5, 2011Justin BieberMy World Tour 46,533 —October 6, 2011March 29, 2012Roger WatersThe Wall Live 43,046—November 15, 2016Guns N' RosesNot in This Lifetime... Tour 50,234—March 25, 2023ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World Tour 211,012First act to perform three shows on a single tour and biggest attendance ever.March 26, 2023March 28, 2023October 7, 2023The WeekndAfter Hours til Dawn Tour 71,363Biggest single-day attendance.October 28, 2023Roger WatersThis Is Not a Drill — —November 4, 2023Red Hot Chili PeppersGlobal Stadium Tour — —November 9, 2023RBDSoy Rebelde Tour 128,565First Latin act to perform two shows on a single tour.November 10, 2023November 17, 2023Taylor SwiftThe Eras Tour —First female headliner at the stadium and first solo act to perform three shows on a single tour.November 19, 2023November 20, 2023October 16, 2024Bruno MarsBruno Mars Live First male solo act to perform three shows on a single tour.October 19, 2024October 20, 2024February 11, 2025ShakiraLas Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour 35,180 First Spanish speaking act to perform a solo show on a single tour. April 1, 2025Stray KidsDominate World Tour 55,000 First K-POP group to perform on a single tour.April 19, 2025ThiaguinhoTardezinha — —May 08, 2025System of a DownWake Up! — —April 26, 2026The WeekndAfter Hours til Dawn Tour — —

Gallery

See also SuperVia Central do Brasil Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro station History of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Death of Ana Clara Benevides

References

External links

Stadium 3D Original Project